The Chief Justice writes the court's opinion on the case if he or she is a part of the majority. If the Chief Justice does not want to write the opinion, then they choose who from the majority will write it. This was historically common especially since they serve for a long time period.
1. It never lead to a single large conflict. Rather many smaller ones.
2. During the Cold War, the USA and USSR both funded army’s of smaller countries to fight for them. For instance the Korean and Veitnam Wars.
3. The Cold War came to a close when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991.
He was the governor of new York
Farmers of the late 19th century did not benefit from the "McKinley Tariff," since this only made certain foreign goods more expensive by placing a general tax on their import.
Resembles that of the union (federal governemnt).